Ann<\/a>‘s daughter Aidan insisted on dressing as a piranha.<\/p>\n
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2) And last year, my fiance dressed as opabinia, a five-eyed vacuum-mouthed creature that was found in the Burgess Shale.<\/p>\n
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That paper pinned to his chest is a drawing of an opabinia, so people can figure out what he is. Here’s a version:<\/p>\n
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*For the record, I have no objection to sex-ay costumes, though I wish they weren’t de rigeur for girls. I just like weird animal costumes better. Many next year I should get Mike to be a sex-ay opabinia?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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